1/03/2011 @ 6:20PM

In Pictures: The NFL's Most Cost-Efficient Teams

1. New England Patriots

$6.6 million in player salary per win

58% more efficient than the league median

The Patriots enter the postseason on an eight-game winning streak, which earned them the top seed in the AFC. As the most cost-effective team in 2010, they have proved both formidable on the field and frugal off the field. All a testament to one of the best-run organizations in professional sports.